i decided 2 start anew in 2008.. i had a revelation from God tt this yr im gonna b a warrior of God burning for His passion.. i tot to myself.. tt i'll giv myself another chance.. to set my yr anew..
the yr kick started wif plenty of preparation for the upcomin brunei trip in feb.. when i heard abt it.. i was once again quite saddd by the fact tt the brunei trip is from feb 13-feb 27.. meanin tt i'll miss v.day in sg and also leavin 4 brunei after my bdae celeb.. and also by the fact tt alan will b goin of 2 australia 4 his studies.. but more imptly.. im not goin 2 see my family and my loved ones for 2 wks..
and so the dae had finally arrived.. i packed up everythin i need and set off 4 brunei.. (the rest of the thoughts and exp i had in brunei were found in the archives of feb/mar 2008) im proud 2 sae tt like other worthy infantrymen in sg.. i hav climbed 2 the peak of mount biang wif all i had on my field pack.. and i rem when i reached the top there was my OC.. cheerin 4 me and praisin me 4 a gddd job well done..
and after we came back brunei.. we heard news tt mas selamat had escaped from prison and part of the SAF were scheduled 2 find him.. i tot tt we would not b affected by it due 2 our prep 4 the taiwan trip in apr.. but we ar actualli activated 2 do so.. i shook my head in disappointment.. but we realli had no choice but 2 conduct the search and i was doin my usual stuff.. sittin ard and wait 4 somethin 2 happen.. i rem tt's when i gotta noe 2LT jj better and also LTA rong tai.. im always wif them runnin errands and stuff and 2 kill boredom.. they actualli mastered playin the rubix cube durin this period of time.. hahaha..
wks hav gone and finally our task is done.. but still mas selamat was not found and so we hav 2 hand over 2 the nxt unit 2 carry on wif the search.. and we found ourselves preparin 4 another trip again.. this time is taiwan.. so mani ppl hav been talkin abt this trip and most of them were jus so excited abt the R&R trip tt they were goin 2 hav.. the wk b4 i go taiwan.. im also water baptized and i could also declare my faith publicly tt im a christian!! and so it was like, "after wEiwEi was bein baptized, he was led into the wilderness of taiwan.."
and the wilderness of taiwan is 10x much better than tt of brunei.. my OC was so happi and he kept on convincin us tt taiwan is actualli so much better than brunei.. lolzz.. i found it rather true.. in fact its even better than singapore.. there were many occasions whereby we could see civilians and some taiwan gals havin fun on the jeeps cars wheelin themselves ard while we were in our midst of trainin wif our camo paints on our face.. there's 1 instance where my OC was frustrated of the civilians where they jus drove by us while we were all set 2 capture the objective.. overall its like the best exp u can get out of a bad one.. lolzz..
and so the notorious EX HIGH NOON started 2 wks after we stayed in taiwan.. for 3 missions for 3 diff nites.. i walked a total of 62km wif my medical pouch and the strectcher behind my back tt's worth abt 10kg++ and when we finally reached.. i jus put down everythin i had behind my back and gasp 4 breath the best i noe how.. for the rest of the guys it may not seem tt tough.. but i felt tt despite the better conditions we had.. this was prob 1 of the toughest for me.. and after tt it was R&R and it was indeed a fun-filled exp.. and it also marks my last final overseas trip as an NSF..
soon after we head back from taiwan.. a few commanders hav ORDed.. few wks thereafter the 1st yr commanders hav all ORDed leavin me behind wif 3 more mths 2 go.. then it came in new faces.. the new OC.. the new commanders.. but still the same old CSM.. and so few daes after they hav settled down in our coy.. they will hav 2 safeguard the premises of changi airport and sembawang wharf.. as 4 me im actualli bein the coy orderly sgt 4 almostg the entire continuously.. 4 the whole mth i was realli tired and i always struggle 2 keep myself awake and alert due 2 fatigue.. but thank God work is not as much as those normal days of trainin.. it was also the best mth 4 the men as they get 2 slp in air con rooms.. hav a nice shower and tuck comfyly into their blankets 4 a gddd nite rest..
so after the time has come 2 end.. it was onli 2 more mths 2 met my pink i/c.. i started preparin myself 2 go 2 the uni i wanted to.. and i started 2 look 4 jobs whenever possible.. work was not at tough and demandin as b4 and i could feel my burdens bein lifted up.. its not as heavy as b4.. as the 2nd yr commanders were busyzz preparin 4 their future and startin 2 get optimistic or bored abt the army life... i was totally optimistic abt my future.. hahaha.. july passed and august came.. it seems tt im not in the picture or plans of the company and anymore.. and the need 4 me had actualli faded away..
and as time goes by.. its already september!! and finally i've got my pink i/c and somehow the camp tt i stayed in 4 abt 1 yr 3mths were gone like the wind in my memories.. all the hurts.. the depressions.. were blown away as i start my life anew..
so when friendz or even some gals they asked me abt my NS life.. i would hav replied them, "outstanding~~" as i noe i will live 2 tell the tale..
(sorry ah.. my faithful medic readers.. i didnt put much of the med ctr.. saddded.. u noe y lahz.. coz im a coy medic ahh ehhh~~~)